VOL. 1. MAY 1930 NO. 1. SCIENCE CORRESPONDENCE CLUB BULLETIN EDITORS RAYMOND A PALMER & WALTER DENNIS Scie CORRESPOMORUCE Cwisig gee eee Boies Salt anal Wi es ts a “SOINCE COMAESECHLIICE CLUB Present officers ‘Seoretary, ieymond A. Palmer, 1431-38th St., Milwaaxee, Wiso. Treasnrer, (tesp|Welter i, Dennis, 4006 adcison St., Chicago, IL Librarian, Kob't 3, Konikow, 497 Warren St., Roxbury, Mass. Committees Constitutional: Walter 4, Demis, Chairman 4, B. Maloire J. B. Dixon Membership: paymond A. Palmer, Cnairman 4. Stephenson J, He Pinkard, Jr. J. 0. Woodward Finance Committee: Valter u. Dennis, Chairman Raymond 4. Falmer Frank Brent Eason, Sr. ches and Officers . 1, Oklahoma Society of Amateur Soientists c/o Rt. 7, Sox 100, Oklahoma City, Okla. ©. Hd, Hightower, Presiaeat Blven derring, Seciesary Yo 2, 8. Lynn ioliver Society of Greater Atlenta e/o 400 Jefierson Ave., East Point, Ga. R. & Marks, Jz., 2resigent # BUagson, 8r.; Secretary No. 5, the Boston amateur scien ofo 497 Warren 3t., Ki Rob't 3. Sonikow, Presizent Jos. A, Houghton, Secreta: Mass, Regional ors Far Wests. B. slaloire Wasn., Ore., Gal,, Idaho, Utah, Azig. Nev. Middle West-. us Dennis eb... Dake, Wise, 11s, South Central-J. 8. Dixon 4K. wdex,, Tex.; Kan., io., Arty, Okia., la., ky., tomn., iiss., North Eastern-li, A. barmer HN. Eng. States, Onio, Penne., I. Y. Berd. South Bastern- F, B. Hasor Del., Ma., Ya. fs Ya,, The tar, 8. Gaxgnttar, Fa. Poreign- &. A. Palmer Forvign ang U. 8. Possessions.A drief, i ae Ss In the Spring of 1UZB While disenesing a cosy of the current Amazing Stories, uz. Syéney Gerson and ir. Welter u. vennis conceived the idea of a clud whose central idea was to spread science and scientific thought amonz the laymen of tae world so inelined, by means of correspondence. Upon further thought, they decided to Specialize on the idea of using correspondence as a means of drawing interested parties in tae sane localities to- gether to form local groups who would disonss their own problems &né ideas together. his tae idee of the Science Correspondence Club, as fizst originated, closely followed the plan of the United States Government. Finally, in the early swier of 1929 this club numbered twenty-four. It was in Sesteabcr, 1928, that Aubrey Clenents conceived the same idea with tae excoption of local groups, and following the game policies, managed to gain an equal number of menbers et about the same time the Ge:son-Dennis clu> reached twenty-four. It was then that @ merger took place, combining the two clubs into one group ani the.evy enhancing the chances for greater growth. ur, Rayaond 4. Palmer continued in his position as secretary wita aubrey Cloments as President end dr. Lennis as acting secretary of his own group, later deooming a regions] director in plece of secretary, and taking up his duties as treasurer, It was through his efforts thet a constitution and by-laws were adopted. a system of action was devised but progress of a necessity was very slow and laborious. In 1930 the crisis was reacheé when the request for cues wont out. Sad to relate, less than lof paid, Instead of giving up a few aenbers got together and finsnced irom their own resources, preparations necessary to fulfill promises made to paic members. ‘Theuke to these loyal few the olub is progressing stronly and alvhough further delay is necessary waile material is collectee for the Inaugural Paper the club now numbers as tnis goes to press, 315 mesbers exclusive of honorary members. Of tais numer 50 have paid cues. ‘his brief resume of tne club's history touches only the hizh spots bat a complete history will be filed with each officer as soon as time is available to go over the wette: thourhtfully and thorough- ly. Evolution A Poem by Frank Srent Cason, Sr. When you were 4 tadpole, and I a fish, In the Paicsozoic tine; Side by side with the ebbing tide, We sprawled through the ooze and slime. Bat it has veen many a day since we were fish, And it is right now that we are short of cadish; ahe reason of this is, you did not pay your dues, gut I paid ino! Think! Only three Vollars per year, Will bring the poor laymen cheesy, With a aonthly bulletin subline. So gay up your Whree Vollars, and I'ii double mine!= CAIWIePtS 70s Fastney Frank Brent Beaon, Sx 400 Jefterson Ave. Bast Point, Ge. Mr. Bagoh is one ox tae moss entunsisstic vewhers of the 8 © C- da is 40 years old, nas time 8 quite a dit and can meet sani 5 personally. enced in baifling execn: tive positions and is a niender of several, wel. scientific societies. wo nas several ewinent selentists as personal friends ald is ho mean astronomer hinseli. We has devoted his lize to science sud has trained ais ianily along taese lines. de hae sponsoree and advised the S. symm xobrer Society of Greater Atlanta, a branch of tne $C 0, iis success in this yentuse proves Ais euility. de is a very methodical man ond Will do ais best to carry out anything ne attempts. Arthur W. Gowing, 17 Pasadena St. Springiield, sass. Altoough ux. Gowing is only 21, he is cagable slong executive lines. Se has held many positions among which are:—Presicent of the Trail of tae Lommome Pine Correspoudence Club, acaber of uiails Ené Club ana World adveniniers, President of Class of ‘ZL, Past drent aster of the Oraseders of the Way, nom a atadent of the iaSalle Extension University, has stdied with International Correspou..cuce school, is an amatuer chealst, hotenist, entosologist, auc student of psychology. He aas time to devote 25 to 30 uours yer week to the clud. Loos work systewatically, has filing system, ané answers all let- ters witalu 48 hours. Heward Ww. Saita S414 Churen St. Ottawa, Lowa. intraucly interested and antunsiastie, and willing to co- pierate in every way, centrally located, has a creative personality and has time. Pleasing correspondent and an excellent scientist. Finisnes what he starts, and has jnitiative. Is 25 years old. dxtaur Stepaenson. Box 34 Hazelwook Wesuington alr. Stepaengon ig one of tae cluvs most earnest supporters ie 50 years old and has time Zor tae position. an excelient acientist in his field, and an avid suudent of sociology, Very pleaging corresgoncent, anxious to co-operate in every way, ender of dembershin comulttee at present. are oeom PRESIDENUIAn BALLOT It is your duty to vote for One of the wen whose qualifica- tious are listed on tue aZoregoing pege. head it over care- fully and select tie wan you think best fitted for the posi- tion, Send your ballot in imsediately. I YOUR 70K. Vous: HAMS b ieee vis address..... City & States... hse? Sony the ove in the PRESIDE RESIGHALTOH OF T Anorey Clements, who acted as president icr tao 3 € C for over @ year, iinally found thet the clu> bad grown to Secome a real organization, potent with possibilities, and wisheé to tarn over the leadersaip to an olter sau who world ve nore able to wisely uancle tie intricate grobleus of a world-wid elud. With this in wind, he notified the ofiicsis of tue club ané gave thea Sime to select a cayable aan or wen, ene aided to the greasvest of nis abilicy in mking the chaigo. de is to ve commended for his own clear-headcinass, waich is astounding, notwithstanding hie yoash, and yersonally, in the yeais to come we hope to see tue nowe of Audrey Cleaents again on whe roster, the Editors. TASdi SieTUS OF Pah Bh if SEOhEMRY AKL © Mx. Walter Damsis, wao is acving as texpora’ continue in this cazacliy un aelé next yeai. uz. ayaiond &. Paluer, wao has been saovotazry since Janery 1S29, Zecls confident’ taat ac can still aghold ine susiuess end, and intends vo become sore active tuan over this yeer. gy ticasnrer, will sae eleotion whieh will’ ve ae SOR ALL new wenvers must be iefered to tao Sceretary a3 nis reco are the basis of all walling lists, and chose cntei prising aigavers who wiite vo the Science Agagines should ve sure to Inclule iis Hane and address, Mo other naae necé be mentionsé in this connection ag it only results in delay as the other party must rclay it to wae Secretazy. thenk you.OPEN GEETE: 20 aIRuS OF Is SO ¢ WHO ARE DELINQUIND IN DUES You have all shown an intorest in this organization by making applicaticn tor meubership, The application vlanks wore sont you; constitutions ant .y-laws were wailed most of you, and statements followed waen the Scoxetary received these applica- ions. nings seem to have stopped right there, for aeabers in the main, failed to forward dues. whe writer is wondering ii those wao have intentionally or otherwise, tailed to forward ducs, are thinking that a few like Palmer, Lonnis, and Clements are going to co all the work in the organization, ané finance it at the same time? It will be vest tor those mémbezs to discard tais idea, for after this initial bulletin, waicn contains only the iteas neccesary to start taings woving, and none of the real results of clud and individual effort, is mailed out, there will be no more +o those wao have not paid their dues. nie organization is not a playgiound for those wao will cheer from the sidelines, but a field for the evident venefit of those who will leap in end help fisht tae bat.le. Remember, we aie at a cxivical period; we have obtained the interest’ oz some of the worlds gueatest scientists and we have to prove to then tust we nave the GUIS (to use plain language) to BUSH POiinid and not retrogress vack to barren failure! We have to prove to them that we are in earnest; that we isean every word we say; and when we stated that we were going to organize a society for the gurzose of assisting those wao were interested in science; that we wished so gain the interest of those who net interested, we made tho statezont in all faith, and WE ALE GOIKS 20 CLP’ OU! D8. Bub it can't bo done witnont something te show that will prove that we a:e worthy of gaining interest. A timely sugges ‘than having eve don to taose wuose interest Llos no further ything cone for them ana make no effort to reciprocate, would 2e, "send in your resignation". where is no zoom for slackers in én oiganization tuat aust have the co-ozer- ation of all to ye a success. hat are wo? &ro we 2ereiy out to obtain the naaes cf a select few and then :roced to drop them 4 line saying “Hello, how is the weather in China today?" No! We are going to say, "I mado an effort to wring orth a low foro of life with chemicals last evening. I ‘ollowed froz. Herreas formla, wnich states---etc. etc. Gan you help xc with any suggestions? zy the way, I set up ay telescope the other night in search of she new planet Ciscovered after 60 years of search,,and also searcaed the heavens in the region of Orionis." Get vogetlier; pay your dues; aelp as make this ~ulletin one that Will 5o eagerly watcned foi, ané do not let Paluer, Lonnis, and Clements do it all. diss uorrcine, ut. Sreuex, and others are paying thei: Cues ané doing all in thei: power to assist us, Won't you also?; you can do it by PAYING YOU. bus. =. B. BLSON,AMROVUCE Laie OF aL OLE LY Organized waren 23, 1950 at 400 Jefrerson St., Sast Point, Ga. Wamea in honox of nrex, organizer of tle Southern Gross Observatory, iiaai Pla., and e noted Amatuer Astronomer recognized by leading authorities; the ciseoverer of a new star. OR TCTALs Wa. Yyler Olcott, doncrary President, he A. Jarka, Jr., 2resident B, b, Beson’8:., Seczetary and acting Treasurer 3. W. daréin, Livrarian Charles Preston, Chemist wm. dard wathows, distorian and Puvlicliy agent J, Olitton Sason, Caretaker oz Uoliections. @ais vreuch has a lisrary of 496 scientific books, @ large eollection of sciance iction mezazines, collections of ores, rocks, foasile ani preaistorioal o)jocts, and < chemical Jeboratory ané radio tesving ontdit. @ branch plans to install a seismograph in tne meer future @ae telescope is set up for visitors aly riclt thoy chose to cone. dombersaig now Murders 26, ané meciings are hold exch Tuesday &t 7,50 2. i, Wm. uyler Oleott, Honorary President is secretary of the Aa VS 0, a noted astionomer anc writer of scientific Dooks. Hlospectinily enbaitted, P. Be Eason, See'y, Waa Wh CONTs Dr article, "ronda in Psyenolosy” by Mil1ith the followin: Lorraine, will give you 4 fair idea ef the Quality of taat our dullesin will contain. ‘le are suze thet iz articles like this ave carefully read and digested, it will cid mreatly in im tuexing tue knowledge of the iacmdors. If you heve sometning of tae kind, 2 sudject tet you pave studied and ENOW wa YOUAE Mauictus sS0Ve, don't hesitate to summit it. jon't feiget, we exe in this clue vo szread ucionce, not hide it under a dusuel. terial whe HéiiorsTREMUS Il Psyox0n0cy It is difficult to realize in this age of machinery that man cowes into life equipzed with a anchine for more wonderful, move complicated, wore delicate and with creater possibilities of achievaent tuan any huaan mecaanism that hes deen or ever will be devised. ‘this wehine is the human brain, We cre just dezinning to understand the laws of this waxvellous machine, we are just beginning to learn how to overhaul it, to re-condition it, to repair it, ané to co-ordin- ate its parts s0 tuat taey may work together harmoniously to serve thelr intoided ourpose. Por ages the stuéy of tho human brain as deen veiled in mystery and superstition ané quacks ané charlatens have grow iieh in exjounding che "Secret lews of aind" and in "Unfolding the aidéen potentialities of the soul", ‘hey have tried to make us beliove tust by some mystical process some mysterious “pentel energy" can be roleasea that will renew our youth, and agke us wealthy ané successful over nicht. So nunerous have deoome taese scacols o: quacke.y, that seiious science has long icught shy of the study of psycholozy, essociatin: it always Witn tae vagaries of metaphysics. ‘mt at lest investi- gations have deen tade and experiments have de undertaken » real scientists, and the results have veen little short of astounding. What they Giecovereé is, in short, simply this; that the numen brain, like the numen Jody as a wnole, is very like = machine. whet by the application of definite psychological giinciples, the 1ews zoverning the operation of this mechine Gan 9e determined and applied for the betterment of the race ang the individnal and cplied to the heslin; of distorted minds and the functional ills of the body. ‘hat the degree of efzieienoy of the machine is dependent ;rincizelly upon three factors; heredity, the first and greatest, which might be said to determine, to use @ crude syuolisa, whether the mechine that we get is a Fora or a Cedillac; environment, which to nao another crude exangle, mi) be suid to dccico whether ine machine is to zecieve tae care of 2 iizst class wechanic or a Jack-of- all-iredes snd wuetner it is to travel over dirt roads or geved highways; and incividual initietive, resulting indirectly fro tae first two factors, which if azylied to one’s own uentel developement, will enable aim to study ule sachine, to over- haul it waen necessaiy, and to become its master. ihe psychologist has founé that tho grectest obstacle in the way of using the mental mecnonisa to its greatest capacity, is wiat we Jmow. as the complex. A cowslex,in biief, is an emotionelly colored idea that, syuvolically speakinz, wey 3e soid to usurp tne tarons of réeson, tas operator wao suonlé ge at all times in contzol of the tachine. When an individucl has a serious couplex, weica is somewhat equivalent to = serious prejudice, ae cannot bo yezsoned with. dis ideas, instead of revolving ticuné tho sun of reason, revolve eround the complex. All his tucughts and actions radiate from the complex and ceiive tueti energy from it. But altueuzh such a person cannot ue reasoned with, he can be re-educatedGhie is done sy 2 process Lnown « of mental proving hexevy dae complex can be Located and brougit to tne attention of the pationt, where it oun be dealt with in the open. Volumes, sowevor, cannot edguately deal with this eusject or enumelate she thousands of instances of human lives tict aave been made over by psychology epilied by the expert. The Gay will come when the psycuological laboratory will de as complote, as exteusive, and as fully equipped as the chemical laboratory. whe Gay will come whon huiaan minds will de re-constructed just as disordered mechinery is repaired today. wWacn that Gay comes, inealoulablo power and vistes of aeppiness will ozen 20t01e ts, as man's sel.ish and dostructive tendencies are slowly weeded out by cnaracicr uilding and replaced by the altruistic tendencies whica alonc have any. right to survive if wan is to rise above the level of the beast. In that day we suall tiuly understand what St. Peul meant shen ni "Bo wransigzaned | re enowi ar min . e said, "Bo ye tacueigrged by tue yenowing of your ainde ea oegeeee weaned ae Woll, what dig you think of it? It would >lease the editors if you would write in and give your opinion on whethor articles lke tais sioulé be printed in every issue ané in as great e quantity as possible. vo have quite a nusber of articles Sy many of oux learned mewsers and oven by somo of the leading seiontists of america, who are going to aid us in making these articles a Stecess, bota in rousing interest, end in the real aim of ths olud, that of oxtending kiowledgo to léynen. whe noxt issue will contain articles by J. 3. Dixon, biies J. sreuer, David I, Pickering, and others. Be auie you Gon't miss thon, Get your name on the mailing list, sy sending in your dues. lhe blank velow will aid you in doing this. psyoho-analysis, a sysveu Whe Editors. Clip on tais line Date... gusiness office, SC CG. “oer 1431-38th St. ilweakeo, Wisconsin, Bnelosed fine my duos for tho your 1950, which will make me clogible for all jullotins anc “onelive distribu- ted during tue .62T. ho suount is 9300. MPR BN uy den wen Conan ee City & State. Please send mo weaverni roddately.opp moras The list of menvers, which will de Aistritmted soon is Be printed and pill be'reccy soon. ng Several coupleimte have boom recaived or tao councercislization of the club dy cortein Individnals who destrea to soll Xmas Qawds, greeting cards, ete. Any euch eowplainta are noted and the ofiender dealt with imsediately. The humiliation of an inéividuel who joins a clab like ours, and is mot with the news thet he is an "agent" for dome doo-fangle, is self-evident and all possible efforts to curb this evil will be mado. Send in your suggestions on departments for the sulletin, such as the Readers Page, Science hotes, New Theorye, otc. Your ideas will be appreciated. Budding authors mey have an opportunity to seo the public's reaction to taéir work by contil>uting short SHOX? stories to tao bulletin. ‘ho views of the mombors are sure to improve their style ond gain them many good suggestions. Gen you mame tho mon picturcd velow? ‘Taey were drawn by two ei our young cartoonists, Stanley Osowski and Harold Scott. je duvite your eotie strips and ‘Goons. sere